Fans of heartfelt animation have a new date to mark in their calendars: Pixar's 27th feature film, Elemental, will release on June 16, 2023.

Elemental is set in a city where fire, water, land, and air-residents live together. It follows Ember, a fiery young woman, and go-with-the-flow water guy Wade as they discover how much they have in common, despite their apparent differences.

The film was inspired by director Peter Sohn's childhood in New York City.

So far, Pixar has only released a logo and a single piece of concept art, with no word on when we might be treated to a trailer.

“My parents emigrated from Korea in the early 1970s and built a bustling grocery store in the Bronx,” he said. “We were among many families who ventured to a new land with hopes and dreams—all of us mixing into one big salad bowl of cultures, languages and beautiful little neighborhoods. That’s what led me to ‘Elemental.’”

“Our story is based on the classic elements—fire, water, land and air,” Sohn continued. “Some elements mix with each other, and some don’t. What if these elements were alive?”

Pixar has garnered praise (and, occasionally, disappointment) in recent years for giving greater prominence to minority characters and production teams — most notably in 2020's Soul and 2022's Turning Red. Sohn's use of "salad bowl" suggests that Elemental may examine the idea of the American 'melting pot,' the combination of cultures within major cities. It's unclear what angle Elemental could take, as the melting pot concept is viewed by some as worth celebrating, but by other as eliminating the enormous cultural diversity of places like New York City.

Sohn previously worked on The Good Dinosaur and the Partly Cloudy short. Elemental is produced by Denise Ream of The Good Dinosaur and Cars 2 fame.

Elemental won't be the studio's first post-pandemic cinema release. Lightyear, which tells the origin story of Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear, will come to theatres on June 17 2022.

Jack Richardson is a freelance writer at IGN.

Fans of heartfelt animation have a new date to mark in their calendars: Pixar's 27th feature film, Elemental, will release on June 16, 2023.

Elemental is set in a city where fire, water, land, and air-residents live together. It follows Ember, a fiery young woman, and go-with-the-flow water guy Wade as they discover how much they have in common, despite their apparent differences.

The film was inspired by director Peter Sohn's childhood in New York City.

So far, Pixar has only released a logo and a single piece of concept art, with no word on when we might be treated to a trailer.

“My parents emigrated from Korea in the early 1970s and built a bustling grocery store in the Bronx,” he said. “We were among many families who ventured to a new land with hopes and dreams—all of us mixing into one big salad bowl of cultures, languages and beautiful little neighborhoods. That’s what led me to ‘Elemental.’”

“Our story is based on the classic elements—fire, water, land and air,” Sohn continued. “Some elements mix with each other, and some don’t. What if these elements were alive?”

Pixar has garnered praise (and, occasionally, disappointment) in recent years for giving greater prominence to minority characters and production teams — most notably in 2020's Soul and 2022's Turning Red. Sohn's use of "salad bowl" suggests that Elemental may examine the idea of the American 'melting pot,' the combination of cultures within major cities. It's unclear what angle Elemental could take, as the melting pot concept is viewed by some as worth celebrating, but by other as eliminating the enormous cultural diversity of places like New York City.

Sohn previously worked on The Good Dinosaur and the Partly Cloudy short. Elemental is produced by Denise Ream of The Good Dinosaur and Cars 2 fame.

Elemental won't be the studio's first post-pandemic cinema release. Lightyear, which tells the origin story of Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear, will come to theatres on June 17 2022.

Jack Richardson is a freelance writer at IGN.

Black Mirror is reportedly returning to Netflix for a sixth season, nearly three years after the fifth season premiered on the streaming service with just three episodes.

Variety claims that casting is currently underway for the sixth season of Black Mirror, as Netflix gears up to once again play host to the dystopian sci-fi drama. Sources have allegedly claimed that the episode count for Season 6 will be bigger than Season 5 and will be "more cinematic in scope, with each instalment being treated as an individual film."

This news might come as a bit of a surprise to some people as Black Mirror has been left dormant since the last season aired in June 2019. Creator Charlie Brooker also previously expressed that he wasn't in a hurry to write any more stories for the anthology series, though it's possible that his hiatus was prompted by some production rights issues.

The trade publication notes that Brooker and his creative partner Annabel Jones started a new production company, Broke and Bones, after parting ways with House of Tomorrow, which was backed by Endemol Shine Group. The rights to Black Mirror stayed with their former production house, which was then later acquired by Banijay Group.

While Netflix heavily invested in the Broke and Bones banner, a deal needed to be hammered out with Banijay in order for Brooker and Jones to regain access to Black Mirror. The two companies eventually reached an agreement and Banijay has now licensed its hit show to Netflix, giving the creators an opportunity to produce new seasons of the show.

All seasons of Black Mirror, including the interactive film Bandersnatch, are currently available to stream on Netflix. Season 5 was "one of the series' best" so far, according to IGN's review, which praised the episodes for balancing "great storytelling, interesting characters, and fascinating technologies" in a way that didn't overshadow Brooker's "deeply personal" stories.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Black Mirror is reportedly returning to Netflix for a sixth season, nearly three years after the fifth season premiered on the streaming service with just three episodes.

Variety claims that casting is currently underway for the sixth season of Black Mirror, as Netflix gears up to once again play host to the dystopian sci-fi drama. Sources have allegedly claimed that the episode count for Season 6 will be bigger than Season 5 and will be "more cinematic in scope, with each instalment being treated as an individual film."

This news might come as a bit of a surprise to some people as Black Mirror has been left dormant since the last season aired in June 2019. Creator Charlie Brooker also previously expressed that he wasn't in a hurry to write any more stories for the anthology series, though it's possible that his hiatus was prompted by some production rights issues.

The trade publication notes that Brooker and his creative partner Annabel Jones started a new production company, Broke and Bones, after parting ways with House of Tomorrow, which was backed by Endemol Shine Group. The rights to Black Mirror stayed with their former production house, which was then later acquired by Banijay Group.

While Netflix heavily invested in the Broke and Bones banner, a deal needed to be hammered out with Banijay in order for Brooker and Jones to regain access to Black Mirror. The two companies eventually reached an agreement and Banijay has now licensed its hit show to Netflix, giving the creators an opportunity to produce new seasons of the show.

All seasons of Black Mirror, including the interactive film Bandersnatch, are currently available to stream on Netflix. Season 5 was "one of the series' best" so far, according to IGN's review, which praised the episodes for balancing "great storytelling, interesting characters, and fascinating technologies" in a way that didn't overshadow Brooker's "deeply personal" stories.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

A new trailer for The Boys season 3 reveals that it’s going to get very, very gory as Butcher gets his supe on this June on Prime Video.

Coming June 3, the third season of the superhero satire show will see Butcher take a serum that turns him into a superpowered human himself, albeit for just 24 hours. “For once I’ve leveled the f**cking playing field” he says, referring to his long-standing battle with corrupt superheroes.

Presumably in the path of his new, glowing eyes is Homelander, who according to Starlight has “lost his f**cking mind”. It seems the gloves are off in the fight against the world’s most deranged patriot, although it’s clear Butcher’s peers don’t think too much of his radical new methods.

Season 3 is also set to introduce Soldier Boy, a character from the comics who will be played by Jensen Ackles. He will, apparently, be worse than Homelander. Yikes.

The new episodes follow on from the fantastic second season of The Boys, which featured major reveals about Butcher’s family life, as well as continued efforts to humanise its super-powered cast. That was, of course, against the backdrop of a brutally bloody action show, and this trailer seems to suggest that season 3 could be even more gory.

For more, see how The Boys: Diabolical connects to season 3, and more of the biggest new TV shows coming in 2022.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.

A new trailer for The Boys season 3 reveals that it’s going to get very, very gory as Butcher gets his supe on this June on Prime Video.

Coming June 3, the third season of the superhero satire show will see Butcher take a serum that turns him into a superpowered human himself, albeit for just 24 hours. “For once I’ve leveled the f**cking playing field” he says, referring to his long-standing battle with corrupt superheroes.

Presumably in the path of his new, glowing eyes is Homelander, who according to Starlight has “lost his f**cking mind”. It seems the gloves are off in the fight against the world’s most deranged patriot, although it’s clear Butcher’s peers don’t think too much of his radical new methods.

Season 3 is also set to introduce Soldier Boy, a character from the comics who will be played by Jensen Ackles. He will, apparently, be worse than Homelander. Yikes.

The new episodes follow on from the fantastic second season of The Boys, which featured major reveals about Butcher’s family life, as well as continued efforts to humanise its super-powered cast. That was, of course, against the backdrop of a brutally bloody action show, and this trailer seems to suggest that season 3 could be even more gory.

For more, see how The Boys: Diabolical connects to season 3, and more of the biggest new TV shows coming in 2022.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.

Crunchyroll has carved out a home for the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man, which will simulcast on the streaming service when it airs in Japan later this year.

Chainsaw Man will be available to stream on Crunchyroll in one of its upcoming seasons and will be subtitled and dubbed in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide to give more people access to the supernatural world of Devils manifested from the collective fears of humans. And those fears are only set to escalate with the arrival of this new poster:

Based on Tatsuki Fujimoto's widely popular and award-winning manga of the same name, Chainsaw Man follows a teenage Devil Hunter named Denji who makes a contract with his pet Devil, Pochita, in order to be resurrected from the dead, thus becoming "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart who can transform parts of his body into functioning chainsaws.

"With dark humor, dynamic characters and a sharp story, Chainsaw Man is one of the most anticipated new series this year, and we are wickedly excited to bring it to fans on the Crunchyroll service," said Asa Suehira, Chief Content Officer at Crunchyroll. "Anime fans will be up all night thinking about the spectacular visuals and high-octane action."

The series is directed by Ryū Nakayama from a screenplay by Attack on Titan scribe Hiroshi Seko. Art director Yusuke Takeda has helped to bring the story to screen alongside character designers Kazutaka Sugiyame and Kiyotaka Oshiyama, who took charge of the devil design, while Kensuke Ushio composed the music for the MAPPA-produced adaptation.

Chainsaw Man is easily one of the most anticipated new anime titles of the year, alongside the likes of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a 10-episode series set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, Spriggan, an anime based on the classic manga by Hiroshi Takashige, and Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2, which is now available to stream on Crunchyroll and Funimation.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Crunchyroll has carved out a home for the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man, which will simulcast on the streaming service when it airs in Japan later this year.

Chainsaw Man will be available to stream on Crunchyroll in one of its upcoming seasons and will be subtitled and dubbed in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide to give more people access to the supernatural world of Devils manifested from the collective fears of humans. And those fears are only set to escalate with the arrival of this new poster:

Based on Tatsuki Fujimoto's widely popular and award-winning manga of the same name, Chainsaw Man follows a teenage Devil Hunter named Denji who makes a contract with his pet Devil, Pochita, in order to be resurrected from the dead, thus becoming "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart who can transform parts of his body into functioning chainsaws.

"With dark humor, dynamic characters and a sharp story, Chainsaw Man is one of the most anticipated new series this year, and we are wickedly excited to bring it to fans on the Crunchyroll service," said Asa Suehira, Chief Content Officer at Crunchyroll. "Anime fans will be up all night thinking about the spectacular visuals and high-octane action."

The series is directed by Ryū Nakayama from a screenplay by Attack on Titan scribe Hiroshi Seko. Art director Yusuke Takeda has helped to bring the story to screen alongside character designers Kazutaka Sugiyame and Kiyotaka Oshiyama, who took charge of the devil design, while Kensuke Ushio composed the music for the MAPPA-produced adaptation.

Chainsaw Man is easily one of the most anticipated new anime titles of the year, alongside the likes of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a 10-episode series set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, Spriggan, an anime based on the classic manga by Hiroshi Takashige, and Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2, which is now available to stream on Crunchyroll and Funimation.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Ahoy Comics has become one of the go-to publishers for anyone who craves an off-kilter, genre-bending approach to superhero stories, and My Bad may be the publisher's most bizarre and hilarious release yet. But if you want to decide for yourself, IGN can exclusively debut a lengthy preview of the upcoming trade paperback collection.

Check out the slideshow gallery below to read the entire first issue of My Bad, along with the new TPB introduction by novelist and comics scribe Alex Segura:

[warning - some NSFW language ahead!]

My Bad is a joint effort between writers Mark Russell (the mind behind DC's shockingly subversive The Flintstones) and Bryce Ingman (Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror), with Peter Krause (Irredeemable) handling the artwork.

In the series, Russell and Ingman each pen separate, interconnected stories centered around an egotistical villain named Emperor King, with Krause drawing both stories. In Russell's tale, Emperor King sends a birthday present to his nemesis The Chandelier, which sparks a massive bout of paranoia in the Batman-esque superhero. In Ingman's story, Emperor King torments his other nemesis, the alien speedster The Accelerator, with a series of deadly traps, only to accidentally snare the wrong person. By the end of this five-issue series, both stories wind up converging.

The My Bad TPB is priced at $17.99 and is slated for release on Tuesday, May 17.

In other comics news, Batman: Damned artist Lee Bermejo is returning to Gotham City with Batman: Dear Detective, and Marvel is teasing the final entry in the Spider-Verse saga.

Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Ahoy Comics has become one of the go-to publishers for anyone who craves an off-kilter, genre-bending approach to superhero stories, and My Bad may be the publisher's most bizarre and hilarious release yet. But if you want to decide for yourself, IGN can exclusively debut a lengthy preview of the upcoming trade paperback collection.

Check out the slideshow gallery below to read the entire first issue of My Bad, along with the new TPB introduction by novelist and comics scribe Alex Segura:

[warning - some NSFW language ahead!]

My Bad is a joint effort between writers Mark Russell (the mind behind DC's shockingly subversive The Flintstones) and Bryce Ingman (Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror), with Peter Krause (Irredeemable) handling the artwork.

In the series, Russell and Ingman each pen separate, interconnected stories centered around an egotistical villain named Emperor King, with Krause drawing both stories. In Russell's tale, Emperor King sends a birthday present to his nemesis The Chandelier, which sparks a massive bout of paranoia in the Batman-esque superhero. In Ingman's story, Emperor King torments his other nemesis, the alien speedster The Accelerator, with a series of deadly traps, only to accidentally snare the wrong person. By the end of this five-issue series, both stories wind up converging.

The My Bad TPB is priced at $17.99 and is slated for release on Tuesday, May 17.

In other comics news, Batman: Damned artist Lee Bermejo is returning to Gotham City with Batman: Dear Detective, and Marvel is teasing the final entry in the Spider-Verse saga.

Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.